>All mine reports is 1.13. No minor version.
Then I wouldn't use it.
>What, hypothetically speaking, would happen if one used tar < 1.13.17?
It will be horribly broken. The images will go to tape, but the file
names are corrupt and restoring things is "a challenge".
>... I'd prefer to use afio,
>since I understand afio/cpio archives are more robust than tar archives.
You'll need to finish the work in the Amanda development branch on the
DUMPER-API. Until then, it's difficult to use anything other than dump,
GNU tar or Samba.
> phil stracchino
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